BILL ANALYSIS
ACR 169
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Date of Hearing: June 17, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Nancy Skinner, Chair
ACR 169 (Carter) - As Introduced: May 27, 2010
SUBJECT : Hearing Aid Awareness Month.
SUMMARY : Proclaims the month of June, commencing in 2010 and
thereafter, as Hearing Aid Awareness Month. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)Over the last generation, the hearing loss population grew at
the rate of 160 percent, primarily due to the aging of
America; and hearing aid adoption continues to increase slowly
and now includes one in four persons with hearing loss.
2)Advances in hearing instrument technology allow modern hearing
aids to dramatically improve sound recognition capabilities;
and a study by the National Council on the Aging showed that
hearing instrument users are likely to report improvements in
their physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being.
3)Hearing aids differ in design, type of circuitry, size, and
amount of amplification; and it is beneficial to consumers to
be aware of the variety and benefits of appropriate hearing
instrumentation.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800